ScreenScribe

This year’s Oscar-winning best picture at last is liberated on Blu-ray. “12 Years a Slave receives a thoroughly impressive 1080p/AVC-encoded high definition video presentation in the movie’s original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.40:1 widescreen. “Irrespective of the brutality of the subject-matter and substance, the scenery is utterly exquisite, and [director Steve] McQueen delivers a frequently stunning-looking feature.” […]